Plantes Collection

Nerine: six varieties. Hand-coloured lithograph by G. Severeyns, from Encyclographie du regne vegetal: sertum botanicum: collection de plantes par une societe de botanistes. Volume 7 Date: 1823-37

Protea: seven varieties. Hand-coloured lithograph by G. Severeyns, from Encyclographie du regne vegetal: sertum botanicum: collection de plantes par une societe de botanistes. Volume 8 Date: 1823-37

Food plant bulbs
Plate 8 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Illustration entitled Plantes bulbeuses alimentaires

Killing an Elephant for food, Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 18
Illustration showing the killing of an elephant, in the Jardin des Plantes, for food during the Siege of Paris in the winter of 1870-1

Salad herbs, plantes condimentaires pour salades. Parsley, Apium petroselinum, cicely, Myrrhis odorata, watercress, Nasturtium officinale, cress, Lepidium sativum, and summer savory

Salad vegetables, plantes pour salades. Endives, Chicorium endivia, lettuce, Lactuca sativa, Romaine lettuce, Lactuca sativa var. longifolia, endive varieties, Cichorium endivia var. crispum

Herbs and vegetables, plantes condimentaires et fruits legumieres. Corn, Zea mais, cucumber, Cucumis sativus, pepper, Capsicum annuum, tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, caper, Capparis spinosa

Herbs, plantes condimentaires. Oregano or marjoram, Origanum majorana, cherry laurel, Prunus laurocerasus, rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis, and fennel varieties, Foeniculum officinale

Salad plants, plantes pour salades. Dandelion, Taraxacum dens, corn salad, Valeriana locusta, lettuce, Lactuca sativa, chicory, Cichorium intybus, and endive, Cichorium endivia

Leaf vegetables and herbs, Herbes potageres et plantes condimenteires. Green and red basil, Ocimum basilicum, opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, thyme, Thymus vulgaris, and bay leaf, Laurus nobilis

Vegetables, Plantes potageres. Tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus, salad burnet, Poterium sanguisorba, leek, Allium porrum, garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa, and spinach leaf, Spinacia oleracea

Edible bulbous plants, plantes bulbeuses alimentaires. Onion, Allium cepa, shallot, Allium ascalonicum, chives, Allium schoenoprasum, and garlic, Allium sativum

Jardin Des Plantes
LE JARDIN DES PLANTES, Paris, was founded in 1626 as a botanical garden, but in the 18th century, under Buffon, expanded to become also a zoo

Plantes Condimentaires
Plate 24 from Le Regne Vegetal plantes agricoles, Vol 12. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Kermesse au jardin des plantes (8 septembre). Print shows a woman in the basket of an inflated balloon on the ground at right ready for ascent

Dinosaur / Diplodocus
DIPLODOCUS skeleton presented by Andrew Carnegie to the Jardin des Plantes, Paris

Jardin des Plantes, Paris
Inside a large greenhouse at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris

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